kingofsnake's recent activity
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Comment on The Tragically Hip: A National Celebration - Live at 7PM Eastern Time (2026) in ~music
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Comment on US-Canada trade talks collapse, setting new 50% tariffs in motion in ~society
kingofsnake Link ParentI feel like there are really no good options for Canada at the moment. Being locked into a bad deal establishes a floor for future deals, whether with Trump or a new government. Not having a deal...I feel like there are really no good options for Canada at the moment. Being locked into a bad deal establishes a floor for future deals, whether with Trump or a new government. Not having a deal throws the whole economic planning agenda into turmoil.
If I were to put my hope somewhere, it would be to 'rag the puck' until the midterms are over and see whether changes to the house and Senate might produce a more advantageous result.
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Comment on The Odyssey (no, not that one) | Official trailer in ~movies
kingofsnake LinkI came here for a Canadian kids show from the 90s and left disappointed.I came here for a Canadian kids show from the 90s and left disappointed.
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Comment on Fired from the White House for being trans (gifted link) in ~lgbt
kingofsnake Link ParentA little self-aggrandizing, but given the obvious impasse between the subject's identity and the administration's position on Trans involvement in the forces (and by extension, intelligence...A little self-aggrandizing, but given the obvious impasse between the subject's identity and the administration's position on Trans involvement in the forces (and by extension, intelligence services) the story felt like a great way to shine a light on what's happening in the US right now.
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Comment on Jet Lag Season 19: Japanorama | Trailer in ~hobbies
kingofsnake Link ParentWhich was the guy with the lisp who laid on the "Moe-y" cushion?Which was the guy with the lisp who laid on the "Moe-y" cushion?
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Comment on Jet Lag Season 19: Japanorama | Trailer in ~hobbies
kingofsnake LinkHaven't watched yet, but if seeing this in 2026 means that the show is still being made, I'm pumped.Haven't watched yet, but if seeing this in 2026 means that the show is still being made, I'm pumped.
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Comment on Ordinary Abundance in ~humanities
kingofsnake Link ParentSo well put. One aspect of modern life that im doing my best to quell is travel for travel's sake. I love going to new places, enjoying new food and meeting people from other cultures, but each...So well put. One aspect of modern life that im doing my best to quell is travel for travel's sake. I love going to new places, enjoying new food and meeting people from other cultures, but each time I get home, in reminded that the lack of time spent immersed in a place, my ignorance of language and cultural customs and the environmental and cost footprint of it all makes the experience feel hollow.
Really, travel (as in vacations) is mostly an exercise in fatigue, logistics and discomfort.
Personally, the best traveling I ever did was living abroad in New Zealand for a year after college. I worked, I made friends, I traveled to parts of the country Kiwis likely wouldn't go and it changed my life.
The gap year is a wonderful gift and I'd encourage young people to rely on that for their major travel experience, not annual resort trips and cruise excursions
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Comment on Ukraine attacks Russia with hundreds of drones - one of Kyiv’s largest aerial assaults of the conflict in ~society
kingofsnake Link ParentApologies, I meant to build off of your comment with new information about the state of drone warfare. Fast, toilet typed message without a proofread before sending :/ I understand netting -- it's...Apologies, I meant to build off of your comment with new information about the state of drone warfare. Fast, toilet typed message without a proofread before sending :/
I understand netting -- it's really your only option when tethered drones aren't as succeptible to handheld jammers.
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Comment on Ukraine attacks Russia with hundreds of drones - one of Kyiv’s largest aerial assaults of the conflict in ~society
kingofsnake Link ParentNetting is it. For those who haven't seen it, check out the countryside between a tethered drone launching pad and a target. The KMs long fibre optic cables that tether the drones make towns,...Netting is it. For those who haven't seen it, check out the countryside between a tethered drone launching pad and a target. The KMs long fibre optic cables that tether the drones make towns, cities and forests look like giant spiderwebs.
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Comment on ‘X-Men’ finally unveils its cast, including Adam Driver, Inde Navarrette, Christopher Abbott in ~movies
kingofsnake Link ParentThe internal struggle was absolutely better than that alternative, but it still felt a little weak on many fronts. His relationship with the co-hero had its moments (they're both great in their...The internal struggle was absolutely better than that alternative, but it still felt a little weak on many fronts.
His relationship with the co-hero had its moments (they're both great in their roles) but the co-heroes' character moments felt a little forced. The spider tracker app was dumb. The notion that MIT undergrads could understand and apply that level of molecular biology knowhow in an instant -- also dumb.
Overall, it felt too long and didn't carry itself like other films in the series. Not bad, but close to the bottom of Holland Spiderman entries for me.
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Comment on ‘X-Men’ finally unveils its cast, including Adam Driver, Inde Navarrette, Christopher Abbott in ~movies
kingofsnake Link ParentDidn't say who!Didn't say who!
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Comment on ‘X-Men’ finally unveils its cast, including Adam Driver, Inde Navarrette, Christopher Abbott in ~movies
kingofsnake LinkIs it just me or was the new Spiderman with unspoiled XMan as the baddie more than a little boring?Is it just me or was the new Spiderman with unspoiled XMan as the baddie more than a little boring?
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Comment on Is there any interest in building a Tildes successor? in ~tildes
kingofsnake Link ParentYeah, it's wild. I don't come here because I agree with what everyone says. Sparks flying is the point -- just make your point and see what happens. If you don't like a person's response, reply to...Yeah, it's wild. I don't come here because I agree with what everyone says. Sparks flying is the point -- just make your point and see what happens. If you don't like a person's response, reply to that, too.
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Comment on Waving goodbye, carrying my bundle on a stick in ~talk
kingofsnake Link ParentHeated interactions, but not bad ones. Be yourself, you might offend, learn something, move on. These are the rules for online e discourse, homey. Its a hard lesson to learn, but so long as you're...Heated interactions, but not bad ones. Be yourself, you might offend, learn something, move on. These are the rules for online e discourse, homey.
Its a hard lesson to learn, but so long as you're ready to change your mind as often as you're prepared to stand your ground on things you believe in, then it really doesn't matter how others react. Who cares.
Love the ones who understand this and fuck the rest ;)
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Comment on I love Tildes in ~tildes
kingofsnake Link ParentSame same. As I delete data sucking apps, lock out predatory platforms and venture down the Graphene and Linux rabbit holes, I'm happy to have Tildes as a backstop for the kind of internet I'd...Same same. As I delete data sucking apps, lock out predatory platforms and venture down the Graphene and Linux rabbit holes, I'm happy to have Tildes as a backstop for the kind of internet I'd like to participate in.
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Comment on Is it time to include pronouns? in ~tildes
kingofsnake Link ParentYour expressionless face throughout the series is as much a bummer for me as it has been a boner for the weebs. Not sure where I'm going with this.Your expressionless face throughout the series is as much a bummer for me as it has been a boner for the weebs. Not sure where I'm going with this.
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Comment on Bingebuster: a fully explorable 3D recreation of a Blockbuster Video store that you can visit from your browser in ~movies
kingofsnake LinkCooool, but there are some finer touches of what a Blockbuster looked like that could have been added. The clerk desk, the snacks section, those awful "Make it a Blockbuster Night" jingles playing...Cooool, but there are some finer touches of what a Blockbuster looked like that could have been added. The clerk desk, the snacks section, those awful "Make it a Blockbuster Night" jingles playing on repeat across suspended CRTs.
I feel like EmuVR has it figured out. You can mix and match your retro consoles and a bunch if old CRTs in a kids bedroom.
But maybe this is just a fun proof of concept and I'm expecting too much.
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Comment on Worse on Purpose: a site that tracks which brands are still worth their old reputation and which have been enshittified in ~enviro
kingofsnake Link ParentToo bad. The fit is still good but the quality is always subpar. Private equity firms, what would we do without you.Too bad. The fit is still good but the quality is always subpar. Private equity firms, what would we do without you.
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Comment on Worse on Purpose: a site that tracks which brands are still worth their old reputation and which have been enshittified in ~enviro
kingofsnake LinkI was interestwas to see Salomon on the watchlist as I still hold their footwear in pretty high regard. What I was really looking for were Buffalo jeans. I blow out the crotch on so many pairs...I was interestwas to see Salomon on the watchlist as I still hold their footwear in pretty high regard. What I was really looking for were Buffalo jeans. I blow out the crotch on so many pairs through really inconsequential movement and I'm convinced that they're no longer a brand worth buying now.
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Comment on CGA-2026-07 🕹️🔥⚔️ REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏️ Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals in ~games
kingofsnake LinkSadly, I wasn't able to play this month's game but it won't stop me from weighing in on what I remember. I puzzles in this game were far more abstract than I remember other SNES titles being....Sadly, I wasn't able to play this month's game but it won't stop me from weighing in on what I remember. I puzzles in this game were far more abstract than I remember other SNES titles being. Also, having a story that plays out before the original game was also great.
Be it Zelda, Phantasy Star or Lufia, there's something magical and ancient feeling about ordinary people fulfilling a cosmic destiny by taking on a known foe that comes around once a generation.
It was a pretty special moment when it happened. I'm still tearful when I remember how he played the songs, and how he put the pressure on our then Prime Minister to fix the relationship between Canada and Indigenous peoples.
While I can't say that Justin fixed anything, I'd say that he tried more than any before him.